JP3126315B2 - Method of knitting tubular knitted fabric having 2 × 1 rubber knitting structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tubular knitted fabric in which a front knitted fabric and a rear knitted fabric are connected at their side ends by using a flat knitting machine having needle beds arranged in front and behind the tooth gap. Is knitted by 2 × 1 rubber knitting.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a method of knitting a body and sleeves into a tubular shape using a flat knitting machine and integrating them into a knitting machine to produce a sweater almost similar to a finished product while being removed from the knitting machine. Is attracting attention. It is possible to knit a substantially tubular knitted fabric in which both ends of each part are connected to each other with the front part of the sweater sleeve and body fixed to the front needle bed of the flat knitting machine and the rear part fixed to the rear needle bed. The one knitted by the above method has an advantage that the necessity of the sewing step is unnecessary or very small, so that the complexity of the work required for the sewing can be reduced. Furthermore, since sewing by a sewing machine is unnecessary, the elasticity, which is a characteristic of the knit, is not impaired. Such a production system
It can be applied not only to sweaters but also to various knitted garments. These are generally called seamless knits, and the present applicant has heretofore disclosed Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-75656, Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-1.
6413, Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-15301, JP-A-4-14-1
A number of inventions have been proposed, including 53346.

A method of knitting a rubber knit on a cylindrical body related to the subject of the present invention is disclosed in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-75656 and Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-16413. Tokuhei 3-7565
No. 6 discloses a basic technique for knitting rubber knitting on a tubular body by a so-called two-bed flat knitting machine having a pair of needle beds at the front and back, and thereby a two-bed flat knitting machine. The production of seamless knitted clothing has become possible. Tokuhei 3
No. 16413 discloses a technique for enhancing the elasticity of a hem portion knitted in a 1 × 1 rubber knit. The 2 × 1 rubber knitting is a knitting method often used for the body and the hem of the sleeve similarly to the above 1 × 1 rubber knitting, and these are required to have elasticity. However, there is no disclosure of a method of knitting a 2 × 1 rubber knit used for a hem rubber or the like into a tubular shape.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has been developed from a 2 × 1 rubber knitting used for a hem rubber or the like using a flat knitting machine having a needle bed in front and back. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for knitting a tubular body.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, at least a pair of needle beds extend in the left-right direction and are opposed to each other in the front-rear direction. A flat knitting machine further comprising: a pair of needle beds forming tooth gaps in opposed portions, and at least one of the needle beds can be racked left and right, and a stitch can be transferred between the needle beds. The front knitted fabric is attached to the first needle bed and the rear knitted fabric is attached to the second needle bed. A method of knitting a tubular knitted fabric knitted in a connected state with a knitting structure composed of 2 × 1 rubber knitting, wherein a needle group consisting of a total of 12 needles of first to sixth needles of a front and rear needle bed is formed. Are allocated as basic units of 2 × 1 rubber knitting of the knitted fabric, and the first and sixth needles of the first needle bed of each basic unit are knitted in the front side. The knitting needle for forming the surface of the ground
The first and sixth needles of the needle bed are used as knitting needles for forming the surface of the rear knitted fabric,
The second and fourth needles (or third and fifth needles) of the second needle bed are used as knitting needles for forming the back stitch of the front knitted fabric, and the third and fifth needles (or second and fourth needles) of the first needle bed are rearward. A) a knitting needle for forming a back stitch on the side knitted fabric, and another needle as an auxiliary needle for transferring the stitches. This basic unit is repeatedly arranged with respect to the needles in a predetermined section on the needle bed. In order to knit the course by 2 × 1 rubber knitting, the back stitch of the front knitted fabric locked by the knitting needle of the second needle bed of each of the developed units is transferred to the auxiliary needle of the first needle bed, and the second needle The back side of the back knitted fabric locked by the auxiliary needle on the floor
Transfer to the knitting needles of the needle bed, and then knit the needles of the first needle of the second needle bed, the third and fifth needles (or the second and fourth needles) of the first needle bed and the sixth needle of the second needle bed. Supplying yarn and knitting the stitch course of the rear knitted fabric; B) knitting the stitch course of the front knitted fabric to the knitting needle of the first needle bed of each of the developed units in order to knit 2 × 1 rubber knitting. The back stitch of the rear knitted fabric to be locked is transferred to the auxiliary needle of the second needle bed, and the back stitch of the front knitted fabric locked to the auxiliary needle of the first needle bed is set to the second stitch.
The knitting needle is transferred to the knitting needles of the needle bed, and thereafter, the knitting yarns are attached to the knitting needles of the first needle of the first needle bed, the second and fourth (or 3.5 and fifth needles) of the second needle bed and the sixth needle of the first needle bed. To knit a stitch course of the front knitted fabric, and repeat the above steps A) and B) to knit a tubular knitted fabric having a 2 × 1 rubber knitting structure.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a total of 1 to 6 stitches of the first needle bed and 2 to 7 stitches of the second needle bed are provided.
A needle group consisting of two needles is assigned as a basic unit of 2 × 1 rubber knitting of the tubular knitted fabric, and the second and fourth needles (or the first and third needles) of the first needle bed of each basic unit are assigned to the front knitted fabric. The knitting needle for forming the outer surface is used, and the fifth and seventh needles (or the fourth and sixth needles) of the second needle bed are used.
Needle) is used as the knitting needle for forming the back stitch of the front knitted fabric, the first and third needles (or the second and fourth stitches) of the first needle bed are set as the knitting needle for forming the back stitch of the rear knitted fabric, and 4th and 6th needles (or 5th and 7th needles)
Needle) is used as a knitting needle for forming the face of the rear knitted fabric, and an auxiliary needle for transferring the back face of the front knitted fabric formed by the fifth needle (or the fourth needle) of the second needle bed is the first needle. Fifth needle (or fourth needle) on the floor
The auxiliary needle for transferring the back side of the front knitted fabric formed by the seventh needle (or the sixth needle) of the second needle bed is the sixth needle of the first needle bed.
A needle (or a fifth needle) is used, and an auxiliary needle for transferring the back side of the back knitted fabric formed by the first needle (or the third needle) of the first needle bed is a second needle (of the second needle bed). Or the third needle of the second needle bed (or the third needle) and the auxiliary needle for transferring the back side of the back knitted fabric formed by the third needle (or the fourth needle) of the first needle bed. 4
The basic unit is repeatedly arranged with respect to the needle in a predetermined section on the needle bed. A) In order to knit a stitch course of the rear knitted fabric by 2 × 1 rubber knitting, the first unit of each of the developed units is knitted. The back stitch of the front knitted fabric locked by the knitting needle of the two-needle bed is transferred to the auxiliary needle of the first needle bed, and the back stitch of the rear knitted fabric locked by the auxiliary needle of the second needle bed is set to the first stitch.
Transfer to the knitting needles of the needle bed, and thereafter, knit the yarn to the first and third needles (or 2.4) of the first needle bed and the 4.6 and 5 needles (or 5.7 needles) of the second needle bed. Feeding and knitting the stitch course of the rear knitted fabric; B) engaging the knitting needles of the first needle bed of each of the developed units to knit the 2 × 1 rubber knitted stitch course of the front knitted fabric. The back stitch of the rear knitted fabric to be transferred is transferred to the auxiliary needle of the second needle bed, and the back stitch of the front knitted fabric locked by the auxiliary needle of the first needle bed is set to the second stitch.
Transfer to the knitting needles of the needle bed, and thereafter, knitting yarns to the second and fourth needles (or first and third needles) of the first needle bed and the fifth and seventh needles (or fourth and sixth needles) of the second needle bed To knit a stitch course of the front knitted fabric, and repeat the above steps A) and B) to knit a tubular knitted fabric having a 2 × 1 rubber knitting structure.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment in which the knitting method of the present invention is applied to a skirt portion of a body portion of a sweater to be knitted in a tubular form will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The tubular knitted fabric referred to in this specification is not limited to only a knitted fabric configured as a complete tubular body in which both ends of a front and rear knitted fabric are connected as shown in an embodiment described later. Also, there are ones in which one of both ends of the front and rear bodies is opened, or a knitted fabric in which the knitted fabric is divided at the center of the front body like a cardigan. The flat knitting machine used for knitting has a pair of front and rear needle beds extending in the left-right direction and facing in the front-rear direction across the tooth gap, and each of the pair of needle beds has a large number of needles. It is possible to transfer stitches between floors, and
A rear needle bed that can be racked left and right is used.

Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 shows a sweater 1 knitted without sewing. P in FIG. 2 indicates a needle stand which is the basis of the hem rubber portion 5 of the sweater knitted in a 2 × 1 rubber knitting structure, that is, a basic unit. The basic unit P is composed of a total of 12 needles, that is, needle needles of a front needle bed (first needle bed) and needle needles of a rear needle bed (second needle bed). The 2 × 1 rubber knitting of the front hem rubber portion 5f uses the first needle needle of the front needle bed, the second and fourth needle needles of the rear needle bed, and the sixth needle needle of the front needle bed. Formed. The rear hem rubber portion 5b is formed by using the first needle hole of the rear needle bed, the 3.5th needle needle of the front needle bed, or the sixth needle of the rear needle bed. The second and fourth needles and needles on the front needle bed are auxiliary needles (empty needles) for transferring the back of the front hem rubber portion formed by the needles on the rear needle bed. 2x
1 While the knitting of the rubber stitch course is performed, the front body 3
The back of f is deposited in these needles. Similarly, back needle bed 3
The fifth needle is an auxiliary needle (empty needle) for transferring the back side of the back body 3b formed by the needle needle of the front needle bed, and is a 2x1 rubber knitting of the front body 3f. While the knitting of the stitch course is performed, the back face of the back body 3b is deposited on these needles. The basic unit P for 2 × 1 rubber knitting configured in this manner is appropriately divided into several repeats P ₁ , P ₂ , and P ₂ to knit a tubular knitted fabric having a desired knitting width as shown in FIG. ... and assigned to each needle on the needle bed. In this embodiment, the basic unit P is composed of the needles A to R of the front needle bed and the needles a to r of the rear needle bed.
And knit the hem rubber part. Uppercase letters indicate needles on the front needle bed, and lowercase letters indicate needles on the rear needle bed.

In FIG. 3, knitting is performed by attaching the front hem rubber portion (front knitted fabric) to the needle of the front needle bed and attaching the rear hem rubber portion (rear knitted fabric) to the needle of the rear needle bed. Indicates the status. FIG.
The stitches of the front body 3f hem 2 × 1 rubber knit are used as the needles of the front needle bed,
The stitches of the 2 × 1 rubber hem of the back body 3b are locked to the needles of the rear needle bed, respectively, and the white circles indicate the stitches of the front knitted fabric and the black circles indicate the stitches. The stitched pattern shows the stitches of the back knitted fabric. The attachment here is the front body 3f
3B, the stitches of the back body 3b are engaged with the needles of the back needle bed as shown in FIG. 3-B. Similarly, while the stitch course of the back body 3b is knitted, as shown in FIG. As shown in 3-C, this means that the stitches of the front body 3f are attached to the needles of the front needle bed.

FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 show knitting steps showing knitting of the skirt portion of the sweater 1. In the present embodiment, the knitting yarn is moved from left to right using one yarn feeding member 7 to form a stitch course of the rear hem rubber portion, and then the knitting yarn is moved from right to left. A tubular knitted fabric is knitted by supplying a knitting yarn in a clockwise direction so as to form a stitch course of the front hem rubber portion. Arrows indicate the knitting direction and transfer direction of the stitch course on the right side of the figure. The state where the rear needle bed can be racked with respect to the front needle bed and the needles A-a, B-b,... Face each other is defined as a racking reference position. The number of stitches used for knitting was set to a small number for convenience of explanation.

Hereinafter, each knitting step will be described.
Steps 1 to 8 for knitting of the set-up portion of the rear hem rubber portion, steps 9 to 12 for knitting of the set-up portion of the front hem rubber portion, and steps 13 to 16 for repeated knitting of the front and rear hem rubber portions. The subsequent transfer of the body part knitting is performed in steps 17 to 23, and the knitting of the body part having a flat knitting structure is performed in steps 24 to 25. S in the figure shows the locked state of the stitches on the needle bed in a state where the knitting with the yarn removed at the beginning of the knitting of the knitted fabric is completed.
In H, J, N, and P, the rear thread is inserted into the needles c, e,
Locked to i, k, o, q.

In steps 1 to 8, knitting of the back body 3b and knitting of the stopper bag are performed after the knitting of the thread.
First, in step 1, the stitches formed by the drawn thread of the back body 3b are transferred to the needles C, E, I, K, O, and Q of the front needle bed.
Subsequently, in step 2, the yarn supplying member 7 is moved to a position beyond the needle A at the left end, and at this time, the knitting yarn is hooked to the needle A. In Step 3, the stitch formation is not performed and the yarn supplying member 7 is not formed.
Only the needle moves to the left side of the needle A. Steps 1-3 above
Is performed by racking the reference position.

Step 4 shows knitting of a setting course of the hem portion of the back body, which is performed in a state where the back needle bed is racked by 1.5 needles to the left. Move the yarn feeding member 7 to the right,
Threads are supplied to the needles a, C, f, E, g, i,... Of the front and rear needle beds to form a stitch. Step 5 is to move the yarn supplying member 7 to the needle R at the side end.
After the knitting yarn is hooked to the needle R at this time, the yarn feeding member 7 is moved to the right side of the needle R in step 6. Steps 7 and 8 show the closing bag knitting following the knitting of the set-up course, and in step 7, the needles r, m, l, g,
Yarns are fed to f and a to form a stitch course following the set-up course. In step 8, yarns are supplied to the needles C, E, I, K, O, and Q to form a stitch course.

Next, in steps 9 to 12, set-up of the front hem rubber portion and knitting of the stopper bag are performed. First step 9
Then, the back of the back body 3b locked to the needles C, E, I, K, O, Q of the front needle bed is replaced with the auxiliary needles c, e, i, k,
Leave it in o, q and attach all stitches of the rear hem rubber part to the needle on the rear needle bed. At the same time, the stitches of the thread removed from the rear hem rubber portion are transferred to the needles b, d, h, j, n, p on the rear needle bed. Step 10 shows knitting of a set-up course of the front hem rubber portion, which is performed in a state where the rear needle bed is racked by 1.5 needles to the left. The yarn feeding member 7 is moved to the left, and the needles R, p, M, n, L,
The thread is supplied to j,... to form a stitch. The stitches hooked in step 2 and step 5 are knitted at this time, and the set-up portions of the front and rear hem rubber portions are firmly connected at both ends of the knitted fabric. Steps 11 and 12 show the stop knitting after set-up knitting. In step 11, yarns are supplied to the needles A, F, G, L, M and R to form a stitch course following the set-up course. In step 12, yarn is supplied to the needles p, n, j, h, d, and b to form a stitch course.

In step 13, the front hem rubber which is locked to the needles d, b, h, j, n, p of the rear needle bed in order to perform the 2 × 1 rubber knitting of the rear hem rubber portion performed in the next step. The back stitch of the part is once deposited in the auxiliary needles B, D, H, J, N, and P of the front needle bed, and the needles c, e, i, and
The back lining of the rear hem rubber portion deposited at k, o, q is transferred to the needles C, E, I, K, O, Q of the front needle bed. In step 14, the needles a, C,
The yarns are supplied to E, f, g, I,... To knit a 2 × 1 rubber stitch course of the rear hem rubber portion. Step 15 is Step 9
In the same manner as above, the transfer of stitches for the next front hem rubber part knitting is shown. In step 16, yarn is supplied to the needles R, p, n, M, L, j,... While moving the yarn supplying member 7 to the left, and a stitch course of 2 × 1 rubber of the front hem rubber portion is knitted. By repeating the above four steps of steps 13 to 16 as needed, the hem rubber portion having a desired length is knitted into a tubular shape. According to the knitting method of this example, the stitch course can be formed and transferred separately while the rear needle bed is stopped at a fixed position, so that efficient knitting can be performed. Therefore, the productivity can be further increased by assigning each of the above steps to a cam system using a flat knitting machine having a multiple cam system of two or more cam systems.

Steps 17 to 23 show the transfer of stitches for body part knitting performed after knitting of the hem rubber part. First, in step 17, the rear needle bed is racked to the right by one needle, and the back of the front hem rubber portion locked by the needles b, h, n of the rear needle bed is stitched with the needles C, I, O of the front needle bed. Transfer to Step 18
Then, the rear needle bed is racked to the left by one needle, and the surface of the front hem rubber portion locked by the needles A, G, M of the front needle bed is moved to the needles b, h, n of the rear needle bed. Then, in the following step 19, the needles are replaced with the needles B, H, N of the front needle bed and the needles d,
Transfer the back lining of the front hem rubber portion locked to j, p to needles D, J, P. Next, in step 20, the rear needle bed is racked to the right by one needle, and in step 17, needles C,
The back lining of the front hem rubber part transferred to I, O is
h, n, then, in step 21, the needles B, H,
Move to N. As a result, the back stitch formed by the needles b, h, and n of the rear needle bed overlaps the front surface of the front hem rubber portion that has been transferred to the needles B, H, and N of the front needle bed. At this time, the stitches of the front hem rubber portion are locked by the alternate needles B, D, F, H, J,..., And the preparation of the knitting of the front body 3f is completed.

In step 21, the needles e,
The back lining of the rear hem rubber part locked to k, q is
Move to K and Q. In step 22, the rear needle bed is racked to the right by one needle, and the surface of the rear hem rubber portion locked by the needles f, l, r of the rear needle bed is set to the needles G, M, S of the front needle bed. Then, in step 23, the rear needle bed is racked to the right by two needles and replaced with the needles e, k, and q of the rear needle bed. Step 24
Then, the needles e, k, which lock the back lining of the rear hem rubber portion locked by the needles E, K, and Q of the front needle bed with the front eye of the rear hem rubber portion of the rear needle bed.
Transfer to q. This completes the preparation for the back body 3b knitting.

Steps 25 and 26 show the knitting of the stitch course formed at the beginning of the body part consisting of a flat knitting structure following the hem rubber part. Around 3f stitch course is organized.

In the present embodiment, the third needle bed of the front needle bed of the basic unit is used.
・ The back lining of the rear hem rubber part is formed with 5 stitches, and the second and fourth
The back lining of the front hem rubber portion was formed with a needle, but instead of this, the back lining of the rear hem rubber portion was formed with the second and fourth needles of the front needle bed, and the back lining of the third and fifth needles of the rear needle bed were formed. The back lining of the front hem rubber portion may be formed.

<Embodiment 2> Next, another modification will be described. FIG. 7 shows a basic unit for 2 × 1 rubber knitting of this embodiment corresponding to FIG. The basic unit Q includes a total of twelve needles, that is, needle needles 1 to 6 of the front needle bed and needle needles 2 to 7 of the rear needle bed. The 2 × 1 rubber knitting of the front hem rubber part is the 2nd and 4th needles on the front needle bed and 5 on the rear needle bed.
-It is formed by using the seventh needle bar-and that of the rear hem rubber part is the first and third needle needles of the front needle bed and the fourth and sixth needle needles of the rear needle bed. Formed using. The fifth needle of the front needle bed is an auxiliary needle for transferring the back side of the front hem rubber portion formed by the fifth needle of the rear needle bed, and the sixth needle is the seventh needle of the rear needle bed. This is an auxiliary needle for transferring the back side of the front rubber part formed by the second needle, and the back side of the front rubber part during knitting of the 2 × 1 rubber knitting course of the rear rubber part. Is deposited in these needles. Similarly, the second needle of the rear needle bed is an auxiliary needle for transferring the back of the rear hem rubber portion formed by the first needle of the front needle bed, and the third needle is the front needle bed. The auxiliary needle for transferring the back side of the rear hem rubber part formed by the third needle c. Of the rear hem rubber part while the knitting of the 2 × 1 rubber stitch course of the front hem rubber part is performed. The underside is deposited in these needles. The basic unit Q is connected to the needle A of the front needle bed.
-R, knitting of the hem rubber portion is developed to the needles b-s of the rear needle bed.

FIG. 8 shows a diagram corresponding to FIG.
A shows a state in which the 2 × 1 rubber stitch of the front hem rubber portion is locked to the needle of the front needle bed, and the 2 × 1 rubber knit stitch of the rear hem rubber portion is locked to the needle of the rear needle bed. . 9 to 11 show the knitting steps, each of the tubular knitted fabrics being wound in the clockwise direction in the order of the rear hem rubber portion, the front hem rubber portion, the rear hem rubber portion,. Create a stitch course.

Hereinafter, each knitting step will be described.
The knitting of the set-up portion of the rear rubber portion is steps 1 to 4, the knitting of the set-up portion of the front rubber portion is steps 5 to 9, and the repeated knitting of the front and rear rubber portions is steps 10 to 15, and the knitting of the rubber bottom portion. Steps 16 to 26 are performed until the transfer of stitches for the subsequent body knitting and the body part is knitted for one course. S in the figure shows the locked state of the stitches on the needle bed in a state where the knitting by the drawn thread is completed, and the stitches of the drawn thread in the front hem rubber portion are the needles B, D, H, J, N, P of the front needle bed. Then, the thread removed from the rear hem rubber portion is locked by the needles c, e, i, k, o, and q on the rear needle bed.

In steps 1 to 4, knitting of the rear hem rubber portion and knitting of the stopper bag knitting course following knitting of knitting yarn are performed. First, in Step 1, the rear needle bed is racked to the left by two needles, and the stitches formed by the thread removed from the rubber portion of the rear hem are inserted into the needles A,
Transfer to C, G, I, M, O. With the needle bed racked in step 2, the yarn supplying member 7 is moved rightward to supply yarn to the needles A, d, C, f, G, j,. Of the set-up course. In the following step 3, yarn is supplied to the needles r, p, l, j, f, and d. In step 4, the needles A, C, G,
Yarns are supplied to I, M, and O, and a stop bag knitting following the set-up course is performed.

Next, in steps 5 to 9, knitting of the front hem rubber portion and knitting of the stopper bag are performed. First, at step 5, the back lining of the rear hem rubber portion locked to the needles C, I, O of the front needle bed is deposited on the auxiliary needles c, i, o of the rear needle bed. Rack one needle to the left and deposit the back lining of the rear hem rubber portion locked to needles A, G, and M on the front needle bed with the auxiliary needles b, h, and n on the rear needle bed to make the rear hem rubber portion. All stitches are attached to the needle on the rear needle bed. In step 7, with the needle bed racked two needles to the left from the reference position,
The yarn feeding member 7 is moved to the left so that the needles s, P,
After feeding yarns to q, N, m, J,... and knitting a knitting course of the front hem rubber portion, the needles B, D, H, J,
In step 9, the needle bed is racked at the reference position, and the needles s, q, m, k, g, and e are fed to form a stopper bag knitting course. In the present embodiment, knitting corresponding to steps 2, 3, 5, and 6 in FIG. 3 of the previous embodiment is omitted.

In Steps 10 and 11, stitches for performing 2 × 1 rubber knitting of the subsequent rear hem rubber portion are transferred. First, in step 10, the back lining of the front hem rubber portion locked by the needles e, k, q of the rear needle bed is once deposited in the needles E, K, Q of the front needle bed, and in step 5, the auxiliary needle c of the rear needle bed. ,
The back lining of the back hem rubber part deposited in i, o is needle C of the front needle bed,
Move to I and O. Next, in step 11, the rear needle bed is racked to the left by one needle, the back lining of the front hem rubber portion locked by the needles g, m, s is deposited on the needles F, L, R of the front needle bed. In step 6, the back lining of the rear hem rubber portion deposited in the auxiliary needles b, h, n of the rear needle bed is moved to the needles A, G, M of the front needle bed. In step 12, the yarn is supplied to the needles A, C, d, f, G, I,. Create a knitting course. Steps 13 and 14 are transfer of stitches for knitting the front hem rubber portion performed next, and the needles C, E, and
Stitches locked to I, K, O, Q are needles c, e,
Move to i, k, o, q and needles C, A, F,
The stitches locked to G, L, M, R are replaced with needles b, g,
Move to h, m, n, s. In step 15, the yarn supplying member 7
While moving to the left, the hands s, q, P, N, m, k,
... and knit a 2 × 1 rubber knitting course of the front hem rubber part. The hem rubber portion is knitted in a tubular shape by repeating the above-mentioned steps 10 to 15 as necessary six times.

After the end of the repeat, in steps 16 to 21, a stitch course of the hem rubber portion is further formed for each one course. Steps 16 to 18 show transfer of stitches and formation of stitches for knitting the stitch course of the rear hem rubber portion, and the same knitting as in steps 10 to 12 is performed. In the following steps 19 and 20, stitches for knitting the next front hem rubber stitch course are transferred, and stitches for knitting the body portion are transferred on the rear side after knitting of the hem rubber portion is completed. Dividing starts. In step 19, the rear needle bed is racked one needle to the left, and the needles A, C, G, I,
The back lining of the final course of the rear hem rubber portion locked to M, O is transferred to the needles b, d, h, j, n, p of the rear needle bed, and as a result,
The back lining locked to the needles C, I, O of the front needle bed is the needle d,
It is superimposed on the table locked to j and p. At the same time, the back stitches locked by the auxiliary needles f, l, r of the front needle bed for knitting the front hem rubber portion are transferred to the needles g, m, s of the rear needle bed. Step 2
At 0, the racking is returned to the reference position, and the back stitch of the front hem rubber portion locked by the auxiliary needles E, K, Q of the front needle bed is moved to the needles e, k, q of the rear needle bed. In step 21, the stitch course of the front hem rubber portion is knitted.

In step 22, the rear needle bed is racked to the left by one needle, and the back lining of the front hem rubber portion engaged with the needles e, k, q of the rear needle bed is engaged with the needles D, J, P. The back lining of the rear hem rubber portion, which is placed on the surface to be stopped and locked by the needles g, m, s, is moved to the needles F, L, R on the front needle bed. In the state where this step is completed, the stitches of the front hem rubber portion are the needles B, D, F,
H, J, ..., the stitches of the rear hem rubber part are needles b, d,
f, h, j,... are locked. In step 23, the yarn feeding member 7 is moved rightward to feed yarn to the above-mentioned needle on the rear needle bed, and the first stitch course of the back body 3b is knitted. In subsequent steps 24 and 25, knitting is performed to shift the stitch of the back body 3b locked to the needle on the back needle bed to the left by one needle, and the stitch of the back body 3b is shifted to the needles a, c, e, g, and
i, .... As a result, the needle that locks each stitch on the needle bed obtains an empty needle on the opposite needle bed. Step 26
Then, the yarn supplying member 7 is moved to the left, and the needles R, P,
Threads are supplied to N, L, J, ... to form the first stitch course of the front body 3f section.

In the embodiment, the second needle bed of the front needle bed of the basic unit is used.
・ Four stitches on the front hem rubber portion with 4 stitches, 5th and 7th stitches on the rear needle bed with the back stitches on the front hem rubber portion, and 1st and 3rd stitches on the front needle bed with the back stitches on the rear hem rubber portion. The fourth and sixth needles of the needle bed form the face of the rear hem rubber portion, and the auxiliary needle for transferring the back lining of the front hem rubber portion formed by the fifth needle of the rear needle bed is used as the fourth needle of the front needle bed. 5 stitches, 7th of the rear needle bed
The auxiliary needle for transferring the back side of the front rubber part formed by the needle is the sixth needle of the front needle bed, and the auxiliary needle for transferring the back side of the rear rubber part formed by the first needle of the front needle bed. The auxiliary needle was the second needle of the rear needle bed, and the auxiliary needle for transferring the back side of the back hem rubber portion formed by the third needle of the front needle bed was the third needle of the rear needle bed. Instead, the first and third stitches of the front needle bed set the front hem rubber portion, the fourth and sixth stitches of the rear needle bed set the back lining of the front hem rubber portion, and the second and third stitches of the front needle bed.
The back stitch of the back hem rubber portion is formed with 4 stitches and the back stitch of the back hem rubber portion is formed with the 5 th and 7 st stitches of the back needle bed, and the back stitch of the front hem rubber portion formed with the 4 st stitches of the rear needle bed. The auxiliary needle for transfer is the fourth needle of the front needle bed, and the auxiliary needle for transferring the back of the front hem rubber portion formed by the sixth needle of the rear needle bed is the fifth needle of the front needle bed; The auxiliary needle for transferring the back side of the rear hem rubber portion formed by the third needle of the front needle bed is the third needle of the rear needle bed, and the auxiliary needle of the rear hem rubber portion formed by the fourth needle of the front needle bed is formed. Auxiliary needle for transfer of backside stitch
It may be a needle.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the needles A and A constituting the basic unit are positioned at the left end of the knitting width.
Expanded (integer times). As a result, the 2 × 1 rubber knitting pattern is continuously knitted at the boundary between the knitting widths of the front rubber hem and the rear rubber hem without collapsing. In order not to break the 2 × 1 rubber knitting pattern, start the left end of the knitting width with a needle A, or a needle D, and set the right end of the knitting width with a needle A or a needle C.
Just expand the basic units so that they end with
However, the basic unit does not necessarily need to be developed as described above, and the left end of the knitted fabric may be started from any of the needles A to A and the right end may be ended with any of the needles.

In the above example, the sweater 1 has 2
Although knitting of a × 1 rubber knitting fabric was performed, rubber knitting may be performed not only on the hem but also on the entire body,
In addition, for example, the tubular rubber knitting of the present invention may be applied to knitting of a tubular body such as a sock or a supporter, in which case a tubular knitted fabric with high elasticity can be obtained. It goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented without departing from the gist of the invention.

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According to the above-described knitting method, a flat knitting machine is used to form a 2 × 1 rubber knit with improved elasticity on a tubular body in which the side ends of the front knitted fabric and the rear knitted fabric are connected. Therefore, it is possible to contribute to diversification of knitted fabric knitting by the seamless knitting.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a seamlessly knitted sweater.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the basic unit of 2 × 1 rubber knitting according to the first embodiment of the present invention is deployed on a needle bed.

FIG. 3 shows the stitched state of each hem rubber portion of the front body and the back body on the needle bed in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 shows a knitting step of a skirt portion according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 shows a knitting step of a hem portion in the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 shows a knitting step of a hem portion in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 shows a 2 × 1 rubber knitted basic unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention spread out on a needle bed.

FIG. 8 shows a stitch engagement state of each hem rubber portion of the front body and the back body on the needle bed in the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 shows a knitting step of a hem portion according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 shows a knitting step of a hem portion in the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 shows a knitting step of a hem portion in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Sweater, 3 ... body, 3f ... front body, 3b ... back body, 5 ... hem rubber part, 5f ... front hem rubber part, 5b ... rear hem rubber part, 7 ... thread supply member

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An at least one pair of needle beds extending in the left-right direction and facing each other in the front-rear direction, the pair of needle beds each having a large number of needles, and the pair of needle beds are provided at opposed portions. A flat knitting machine which forms a tooth gap, and at least one of the needle beds can be racked right and left, and transfer of stitches between the needle beds is possible, is used to form a front knitted fabric on the first needle bed. A tubular knitted fabric knitted in a state where the front knitted fabric and the rear knitted fabric are connected at the side ends of the knitting width in a state where the back knitted fabric is attached to the second needle bed in a state where the back knitted fabric is attached back and forth. It is a method of knitting with a knitting structure composed of 2 × 1 rubber knitting, and the first to the first and second needle beds
A needle group consisting of a total of 12 needles of 6 needles is allocated as a basic unit of 2 × 1 rubber knitting of a tubular knitted fabric, and the first and sixth needles of the first needle bed of each basic unit are used for forming a face of a front knitted fabric. The first and sixth needles of the second needle bed are used as knitting needles for forming the surface of the rear knitted fabric, and the second and fourth needles (or third and fifth needles) of the second needle bed are used as the front knitted fabric. Knitting needle for forming the back line of the third needle bed
The needles (or the second and fourth needles) are used as knitting needles for forming the back stitch of the rear knitted fabric, and the other needles are used as auxiliary needles for transferring stitches. This basic unit is repeatedly used for needles in a predetermined section on the needle bed. A) In order to knit 2 × 1 rubber knitting of the stitch course of the rear knitted fabric, the back stitch of the front knitted fabric locked by the knitting needles of the second needle bed of each of the developed units is replaced with the first stitch. The back knitted fabric is transferred to the auxiliary needle on the floor and locked by the auxiliary needle on the second needle bed.
Transfer to the knitting needles of the needle bed, and then knit the needles of the first needle of the second needle bed, the third and fifth needles (or the second and fourth needles) of the first needle bed and the sixth needle of the second needle bed. Supplying yarn and knitting the stitch course of the rear knitted fabric; B) knitting the stitch course of the front knitted fabric to the knitting needle of the first needle bed of each of the developed units in order to knit 2 × 1 rubber knitting. The back stitch of the rear knitted fabric to be locked is transferred to the auxiliary needle of the second needle bed, and the back stitch of the front knitted fabric locked to the auxiliary needle of the first needle bed is set to the second stitch.
The knitting needle is transferred to the knitting needles of the needle bed, and thereafter, the knitting yarns are attached to the knitting needles of the first needle of the first needle bed, the second and fourth (or 3.5 and fifth needles) of the second needle bed and the sixth needle of the first needle bed. And knitting a stitch course of the front knitted fabric, and repeating the above steps A) and B). The method for knitting a tubular knitted fabric having a 2 × 1 rubber knitting structure. 2. A pair of needle beds extending in the left-right direction and facing each other in the front-rear direction, the pair of needle beds each having a large number of needles, and the pair of needle beds are provided at opposed portions. A flat knitting machine which forms a tooth gap, and at least one of the needle beds can be racked right and left, and transfer of stitches between the needle beds is possible, is used to form a front knitted fabric on the first needle bed. A tubular knitted fabric knitted in a state where the front knitted fabric and the rear knitted fabric are connected at the side ends of the knitting width in a state where the back knitted fabric is attached to the second needle bed in a state where the back knitted fabric is attached back and forth. A method of knitting with a knitting structure consisting of 2 × 1 rubber knitting, wherein a needle group consisting of a total of 12 needles, the first to sixth needles of the first needle bed and the second to seventh needles of the second needle bed, 2 × 1 stitches (or 1.3 stitches) of the 1st needle bed of each basic unit Is the knitting needle for forming the face of the front knitted fabric, the fifth and seventh stitches (or the fourth and sixth stitches) of the second needle bed are the knitting needles for forming the back stitch of the front knitted fabric, and the first needle bed has the first stitch. 3 stitches (or 2nd and 4th stitches) are used as knitting needles for forming the back side of the back knitted fabric, and 4th and 6th stitches (or 5th and 7th stitches) of the second needle bed are the surface of the back knitted fabric. The auxiliary needle for transferring the back side of the front knitted fabric formed by the fifth needle (or fourth needle) of the second needle bed is used as the knitting needle for forming the fifth needle (or fourth needle) of the first needle bed. ) And the second
The auxiliary needle for transferring the back side of the front knitted fabric formed by the seventh needle (or sixth needle) of the needle bed is the sixth needle (or fifth needle) of the first needle bed, and the auxiliary needle of the first needle bed. The auxiliary needle for transferring the back side of the rear knitted fabric formed by the first needle (or the third needle) is the second needle (or the third needle) of the second needle bed, and the third needle of the first needle bed. The auxiliary needle for transferring the back side of the back knitted fabric formed by the needle (or the fourth needle) is the third needle (or the fourth needle) of the second needle bed, and the basic unit is a predetermined section on the needle bed. A) The front knitted fabric locked by the knitting needles of the second needle bed of each of the developed units so as to knit the stitch course of the rear knitted fabric by 2 × 1 rubber knitting. Is transferred to the auxiliary needle of the first needle bed, and the back of the rear knitted fabric locked by the auxiliary needle of the second needle bed is moved to the first needle bed.
Transfer to the knitting needles of the needle bed, and thereafter, knit the yarn to the first and third needles (or 2.4) of the first needle bed and the 4.6 and 5 needles (or 5.7 needles) of the second needle bed. Feeding and knitting the stitch course of the rear knitted fabric; B) engaging the knitting needles of the first needle bed of each of the developed units to knit the 2 × 1 rubber knitted stitch course of the front knitted fabric. The back stitch of the rear knitted fabric to be transferred is transferred to the auxiliary needle of the second needle bed, and the back stitch of the front knitted fabric locked by the auxiliary needle of the first needle bed is set to the second stitch.
Transfer to the knitting needles of the needle bed, and thereafter, knitting yarns to the second and fourth needles (or first and third needles) of the first needle bed and the fifth and seventh needles (or fourth and sixth needles) of the second needle bed And knitting a stitch course of the front knitted fabric, and repeating the above steps A) and B). The method for knitting a tubular knitted fabric having a 2 × 1 rubber knitting structure.